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Inspired by design trends and feedback from hundreds of brands, new typefaces offer a mix of modern design and timeless appeal Monotype (Nasdaq: TYPE) today took the wraps off two of its newest designs: the Unitext™ and Madera™ typefaces. Inspired by modern design trends and feedback from hundreds of brands, the two new sans serif typefaces offer a mix of contemporary flair and timeless appeal – and are designed with the intent to help brands carry their voice effectively and legibly, from small text to display sizes, in both print and digital environments. Monotype’s new Madera and Unitext typefaces were created with the intent to be easy to use by both designers and brands. The typefaces come in a variety of sizes and weights – as well as with a number of special characters and stylistic alternatives – that fit well within most companies’ brand guidelines. Both typefaces are designed to help ensure brand consistency and fidelity at every customer touchpoint. This press release...

Cloud-based solution simplifies font workflows and empowers creative teams to experiment with thousands of popular classic and new fonts Monotype (Nasdaq: TYPE), named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Design for 2018, today introduced Mosaic - a cloud-based font solution that provides an easy way for global organizations and creative teams to discover, manage, share and deploy fonts. Mosaic simplifies the workflow of licensing and working with Monotype fonts by providing organizations with a single solution to: Discover fonts (by industry, similarity, font pairings and keywords); Access and experiment with an extensive global library of fonts from more than 2,500 font families, covering more than 95 percent of the world’s most commonly spoken languages; Easily license brand fonts for use across multiple environments including print, web, digital ads, apps and AR/VR, among others; Collaborate on creative projects across the company and manage font usage rights for...

Monotype (Nasdaq: TYPE) today announced that it has been named one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Design by Fast Company. The magazine’s annual Most Innovative Companies issue recognizes leading enterprises and rising newcomers that exemplify the best in business and innovation across 36 categories. Monotype was ranked seventh in the design category. More than three dozen Fast Company editors, reporters, and contributors surveyed thousands of companies to create this year’s Most Innovative Companies list. “This year’s list is an inspiring and insightful window into how many companies have embraced innovation and are working to make meaningful change,” said Fast Company deputy editor David Lidsky, who oversaw the issue with senior editor Amy Farley. Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies issue provides both a snapshot and a roadmap for the future of innovation across some of the most dynamic sectors of the economy. “At Monotype, our goal is to help create beautiful,...

Revenue Exceeds Expectations and EBITDA Grows More Than 40 Percent Raises 2018 Profit Outlook Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017 . Fourth quarter 2017 highlights Revenue for the quarter was a record $65.0 million , an increase of 24% year over year. Creative Professional revenue was $38.4 million , up 41% year over year. More than 90% of estimated printer revenue now under fixed fee arrangements. Net income was $11.9 million . Non-GAAP net adjusted EBITDA was $15.0 million , or 23% of revenue. Full year 2017 highlights Revenue for the year was $235.8 million, an increase of 16% year over year. Creative Professional revenue was $130.6 million, up 28% year over year. Net income was $11.6 million. Non-GAAP net adjusted EBITDA was $52.0 million, or 22% of revenue. Cash and cash equivalents were $82.8 million at December 31, 2017. “We’re pleased with our strong finish to 2017. We...

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE) will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2017 financial results before the U.S. financial markets open on Friday, February 16, 2018 , and host a related conference call at 8:30 a.m. EST that day. Scott Landers , president and chief executive officer, and Tony Callini , executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss Monotype’s fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2017 . Individuals who are interested in listening to the audio webcast should log on to the “Investors” portion of the “Company” section of Monotype’s website at www.monotype.com. The live call can also be accessed by dialing 855-312-5713 (domestic) or 703-925-2611 (international) using passcode 5675827. If individuals are unable to listen to the live call, the audio webcast will be archived in the Investors portion of the company’s website for one year. Important Stockholder Information The company plans to...

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:TYPE) (“Monotype”) today confirmed that Starboard Value LP (“Starboard”) has nominated individuals to stand for election to the Monotype Board of Directors. Three directors will be up for election at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Monotype issued the following statement: The Monotype Board of Directors and management team value the views of shareholders, and in this spirit, we have had extensive discussions with Starboard since September 2017 to better understand its perspective. The Company’s goal has been to work with Starboard constructively, and we are disappointed that Starboard has chosen to take this path. Monotype is laser focused on creating long-term shareholder value through revenue growth, profit margin expansion and return of shareholder capital. Our financial results, which have sequentially improved throughout 2017, demonstrate that our plan has already started to drive improved performance. Notably, in the third quarter...